People thinks over Saturn’s awe-inspiring system of rings that enclose the gas giant to be the most fascinating and iconic ...

When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

Scientists observed that all examined craters are situated within 30 degrees of the equator. This concentrated impact area, ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.

The giant planet J1407b has been a weird space mystery since its discovery in 2010. But a new study revealed something about the planet that may help explain at least part of its weirdness: a ...

Astronomers sometimes nickname them "earth grazers," since scorched fragments occasionally ... the club will meet at the ...

We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?

Based on authentic scientific data from groundbreaking space missions, Worlds Beyond Earth takes viewers on an exhilarating ... a dramatic flight through the swirling rings of Saturn, and soaring ...

The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter: This planet has a faint ring system composed ...